Colour

#27B489

#27B489
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#27B489 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 180, 137 and HSL 162°, 64%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#27B489

RGBrgb(39, 180, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.7059, 0.5373

RGB percentages15.3%, 70.6%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(161.7, 64.4%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(161.7, 78.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK78.3%, 0%, 23.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,602,121

CSS custom property--colour: #27B489;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#D84B76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0A787no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9A8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00B5A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.4 Sea green · ΔE 17.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.2 Turquoise · ΔE 22.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B42752

Analogous#27B442, #2799B4

Triadic#8927B4, #B48927

Split complementary#B42799, #B44227

Tetradic#4227B4, #B42752, #99B427

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B7F0DE

Lighter +30%#8EE6CB

Lighter +20%#64DDB8

Lighter +10%#3AD4A5

Darker −10%#1E8A69

Darker −20%#156049

Darker −30%#0C3629

Darker −40%#030C09

More saturated +25%#0CCF94

Less saturated −25%#42997E

Channel breakdown

R39

G180

B137

Red39 (15.3%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue161.7°

Saturation (HSL)64.38%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 27 · G B4 · B 89

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